Every week fantasy owners have tough decisions to make. Whether it is who to start in their FLEX spot or if they should start a less quality player against a weaker defense. I will be giving my fantasy followers my solo rankings based on PPR scoring. As an added bonus I will explain my favorite matchup for each position. If you have more specific questions regarding fantasy football and my rankings, ask me on twitter (@MikeSports22) and as always happy hunting fantasy friends.

Breaking Football’s Week 13 Rankings

Quarterbacks

Rank

Name

Team

Opponent

1

Tom Brady

Patriots

at Bills

2

Carson Wentz

Eagles

at Seahawks

3

Kirk Cousins

Redskins

at Cowboys

4

Russell Wilson

Seahawks

vs Eagles

5

Philip Rivers

Chargers

vs Browns

6

Cam Newton

Panthers

at Saints

7

Jared Goff

Rams

at Cardinals

8

Matt Ryan

Falcons

vs Vikings

9

Ben Roethlisberger

Steelers

at Bengals

10

Derek Carr

Raiders

vs Giants

11

Tyrod Taylor

Bills

vs Patriots

12

Drew Brees

Saints

vs Panthers

13

Case Keenum

Vikings

at Falcons

14

Matthew Stafford

Lions

at Ravens

15

Marcus Mariota

Titans

vs Texans

16

Alex Smith

Chiefs

at Jets

17

Dak Prescott

Cowboys

vs Redskins

18

Blake Bortles

Jaguars

vs Colts

19

Jameis Winston

Buccaneers

at Packers

20

Brett Hundley

Packers

vs Buccaneers

My Favorite Quarterback Matchup

Philip Rivers vs Browns: On Thanksgiving Rivers carved up the Cowboys, finishing with a season-high 28.9 fantasy points. The Chargers are trending in the right direction and just one game out of first place in the AFC west. Rivers and the Chargers must have revenge on their minds as the Browns got their only win last season against them. The Browns rank 25th in the league against opposing quarterbacks, giving up an average of 18.1 fantasy points per game. Meanwhile, Rivers is averaging 20.7 fantasy points per game since the Chargers bye week.

Running Backs

Rank

Name

Team

Opponent

1

Le’Veon Bell

Steelers

at Bengals

2

Todd Gurley

Rams

at Cardinals

3

Alvin Kamara

Saints

vs Panthers

4

Mark Ingram

Saints

vs Panthers

5

Melvin Gordon

Chargers

vs Browns

6

LeSean McCoy

Bills

vs Patriots

7

Christian McCaffrey

Panthers

at Saints

8

Jordan Howard

Bears

vs 49ers

9

Leonard Fournette

Jaguars

vs Colts

10

Joe Mixon

Bengals

vs Steelers

11

Carlos Hyde

49ers

at Bears

12

Kareem Hunt

Chiefs

at Jets

13

Samaje Perine

Redskins

at Cowboys

14

Latavius Murray

Vikings

at Falcons

15

Alex Collins

Raiders

vs Lions

16

Marshawn Lynch

Ravens

vs Giants

17

Devonta Freeman

Falcons

vs Vikings

18

Kenyan Drake

Dolphins

vs Broncos

19

Isaiah Crowell

Browns

at Chargers

20

Dion Lewis

Patriots

at Bills

21

Lamar Miller

Texans

at Titans

22

Jerick McKinnon

Vikings

at Falcons

23

Rod Smith

Cowboys

vs Redskins

24

Alfred Morris

Cowboys

vs Redskins

25

Orleans Darkwa

Giants

at Raiders

26

Rex Burkhead

Patriots

at Bills

27

Jamaal Williams

Packers

vs Buccaneers

28

Tevin Coleman

Falcons

vs Vikings

29

Duke Johnson Jr.

Browns

at Chargers

30

Devontae Booker

Broncos

at Dolphins

31

DeMarco Murray

Titans

vs Texans

32

Derrick Henry

Titans

vs Texans

33

Danny Woodhead

Ravens

vs Lions

34

Ty Montgomery

Packers

vs Buccaneers

35

Adrian Peterson

Cardinals

vs Rams

36

Matt Forte

Jets

vs Chiefs

37

Bilal Powell

Jets

vs Chiefs

38

Doug Martin

Buccaneers

at Packers

39

Theo Riddick

Lions

at Ravens

40

Ameer Abdullah

Lions

at Ravens

My Favorite Running Back Matchup

Alvin Kamara vs Panthers: There isn’t a hotter fantasy running back right now than Kamara. Over the last four games, Kamara is averaging 29.6 fantasy points per game despite getting under 12 carries in each game. However, over that span Kamara is averaging 5.8 catches a game and has six total touchdowns. While the Panthers rank fourth in the league against opposing running backs, giving up just 18.8 fantasy points per game, Kamara’s workload and explosive playmaking ability seems unstoppable at this point.

Wide Receivers

Rank

Name

Opponent

1

Antonio Brown

Steelers

at Bengals

2

Keenan Allen

Chargers

vs Browns

3

DeAndre Hopkins

Texans

at Titans

4

Adam Thielen

Vikings

at Falcons

5

A.J. Green

Bengals

vs Steelers

6

Julio Jones

Falcons

vs Vikings

7

Michael Thomas

Saints

vs Panthers

8

Doug Baldwin

Seahawks

vs Eagles

9

Mike Evans

Buccaneers

at Packers

10

Brandin Cooks

Patriots

at Bills

11

Alshon Jeffery

Eagles

at Seahawks

12

Larry Fitzgerald

Cardinals

vs Rams

13

Chris Hogan

Patriots

at Bills

14

Robby Anderson

Jets

vs Chiefs

15

Devin Funchess

Panthers

at Saints

16

Tyreek Hill

Chiefs

at Jets

17

Jarvis Landry

Dolphins

vs Broncos

18

Stefon Diggs

Vikings

at Falcons

19

Golden Tate

Lions

at Ravens

20

Marvin Jones Jr.

Lions

at Ravens

21

Josh Doctson

Redskins

at Cowboys

22

Jamison Crowder

Redskins

at Cowboys

23

Cooper Kupp

Rams

at Cardinals

24

Devante Adams

Packers

vs Buccaneers

25

Demaryius Thomas

Broncos

at Dolphins

26

Mohamed Sanu

Falcons

vs Vikings

27

Marqise Lee

Jaguars

vs Colts

28

JuJu Smith-Schuster

Steelers

at Bengals

29

Emmanuel Sanders

Broncos

at Dolphins

30

Zay Jones

Bills

vs Patriots

31

Seth Roberts

Raiders

vs Giants

32

Randall Cobb

Packers

vs Buccaneers

33

Dez Bryant

Cowboys

vs Redskins

34

Nelson Agholor

Eagles

at Seahawks

35

Jermaine Kearse

Jets

vs Chiefs

36

Ted Ginn Jr.

Saints

vs Panthers

37

Sterling Shepard

Giants

at Raiders

38

Rishard Matthews

Titans

vs Texans

39

DeVante Parker

Dolphins

vs Broncos

40

Kenny Stills

Dolphins

vs Broncos

41

DeSean Jackson

Buccaneers

at Packers

42

Cordarrelle Patterson

Raiders

vs Giants

43

Jeremy Maclin

Ravens

vs Lions

44

Jordy Nelson

Packers

vs Buccaneers

45

Corey Davis

Titans

vs Texans

46

Dontrelle Inman

Bears

vs 49ers

47

Corey Coleman

Browns

at Chargers

48

Sammy Watkins

Rams

at Cardinals

49

Josh Gordon

Browns

at Chargers

50

Josh Reynolds

Rams

at Cardinals

My Favorite Wide Receiver Matchup

DeAndre Hopkins at Titans: Whether it’s Deshaun Watson or Tom Savage under center for the Texans, Hopkins has continued to be a monster for fantasy owners. Hopkins has scored 17.5 or more fantasy points in every game that Savage started this season. Furthermore, over his last five games, Hopkins is averaging 22.4 fantasy points per games. Meanwhile, the Titans rank 26th in the league against opposing wide receivers, giving up an average of 35 fantasy points per game. In Week 4, the Texans’ wide receivers scored 55.3 fantasy points, a season worst for the Titans, led by Hopkins with 26.7 fantasy points.

Tight Ends

Rank

Name

Team

Opponent

1

Rob Gronkowski

Patriots

at Bills

2

Zach Ertz

Eagles

at Seahawks

3

Travis Kelce

Chiefs

at Jets

4

Jared Cook

Raiders

vs Giants

5

Greg Olsen

Panthers

at Saints

6

Delanie Walker

Titans

vs Texans

7

Jimmy Graham

Seahawks

vs Eagles

8

Hunter Henry

Chargers

vs Browns

9

Jack Doyle

Colts

at Jaguars

10

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

Jets

vs Chiefs

11

Vernon Davis

Redskins

at Cowboys

12

Kyle Rudolph

Vikings

at Falcons

13

Charles Clay

Bills

vs Patriots

14

Evan Engram

Giants

at Raiders

15

Austin Hooper

Falcons

vs Vikings

16

Julius Thomas

Dolphins

vs Broncos

17

Jason Witten

Cowboys

vs Redskins

18

Tyler Kroft

Bengals

vs Steelers

19

O.J. Howard

Buccaneers

at Packers

20

Ricky Seals-Jones

Cardinals

vs Rams

My Favorite Tight End Matchup

Jared Cook vs Giants: Last week against the Broncos, Cook let fantasy owners down scoring barely over one fantasy point. However, this week Cook faces a Giants defense that ranks last in the league against opposing tight ends, giving up an average of 17.8 fantasy points per game. Furthermore, the Giants have allowed opposing tight ends to score at least 15.8 fantasy points in 10 games this season. In addition to the good matchup, the Raiders are likely to be without Michael Crabtree and Amari Cooper, meaning Cook will see a huge jump in targets this week.

D/STs

Rank

Team

Opponent

1

Chargers

vs Browns

2

Jaguars

vs Colts

3

Bears

vs 49ers

4

Raiders

vs Giants

5

Titans

vs Texans

6

Rams

at Cardinals

7

Steelers

at Bengals

8

Ravens

vs Lions

9

Dolphins

vs Broncos

10

Lions

vs Ravens

11

Patriots

at Bills

12

Vikings

at Falcons

13

Buccaneers

at Packers

14

Packers

vs Buccaneers

15

Eagles

at Seahawks

My Favorite Defense/Special Teams Matchup

Chargers vs Browns: Over their two game winning streak, the Chargers D/ST is averaging 21 fantasy points per game. This week they face the Browns, who are the friendliest team to opposing D/STs. On the season, opposing D/STs are averaging 12.7 fantasy points per game when facing the Browns offense. Furthermore, opposing D/STs have scored 10 or more fantasy points in five of the last six games against the Browns. The Chargers defense have forced eight turnovers and scored three touchdowns during their two streak.

Kickers

Rank

Name

Team

Opponent

1

Greg Zuerlein

Rams

at Cardinals

2

Justin Tucker

Ravens

vs Lions

3

Stephen Gostkowski

Patriots

at Bills

4

Chris Boswell

Steelers

at Bengals

5

Wil Lutz

Saints

vs Panthers

6

Dan Bailey

Cowboys

vs Redskins

7

Kai Forbath

Vikings

at Falcons

8

Ryan Succop

Titans

vs Texans

9

Matt Bryant

Falcons

vs Vikings

10

Matt Prater

Lions

at Ravens

11

Brandon McManus

Broncos

at Dolphins

12

Josh Lambo

Jaguars

vs Colts

My Favorite Kicker Matchup

Greg Zuerlein at Cardinals: Most kickers are “a dime a dozen” to fantasy owners, but not Zuerlein. For the season, Zuerlein ranks first among kickers, averaging 13.5 fantasy points per game and scores 2.5 more fantasy points than the second highest scoring kicker. Thanks to the Rams highest scoring offense, Zuerlein has scored 11 or more fantasy points in eight games this season. Furthermore, Zuerlein has scored 17 fantasy points in four of his last five games. Meanwhile, the Cardinals rank 18th against opposing kickers, giving up an average of 8.5 fantasy points per game. However, given how banged up the Cardinals defense is, fantasy owners should expect another big fantasy performance from Zuerlein.

Mike is a former journalism major who spent all four years in high school working for the school newspaper. At 26 years old, he is happy to write for Breaking Football as it gives him a platform to get his fantasy football takes and sports opinions out there.